Research Article

Growth and Characterization of Nanostructured TiCrN Films Prepared by DC Magnetron Cosputtering

Table 4

The percentage of bond fraction contributing to Ti 2 , Ti 2 , Cr 2 , Cr 2 , and N 1s.

(A)Ti 2 + Ti 2 Cr 2 + Cr 2 N 1s
Bond assignedBond fraction (%)Bond assignedBond fraction (%)Bond assignedBond fraction (%)

0.4Ti–N38.11Cr–Cr23.66N-metals75.84
Ti–O61.89Cr–N30.74N–O24.16
Cr–O45.60

0.6Ti–N44.00Cr–Cr20.68N-metals75.11
Ti–O56.00Cr–N26.78N–O24.89
Cr–O52.54

0.8Ti–N44.18Cr–Cr17.13N-metals74.32
Ti–O55.82Cr–N29.79N–O25.68
Cr–O53.08

1.0Ti–N49.08Cr–Cr19.23N-metals75.73
Ti–O50.92Cr–N29.55N–O24.27
Cr–O51.22